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Effective Interventions and Strategies - Intervention Checklist

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CDC's Intervention Checklist for all Intervention Programs

• Clearly defined audience

• Clearly defined goals and objectives

• Behavioral/social science theory

• Accurate information about HIV risk behaviors

• Focus on reducing specific risk behaviors

• Opportunities to practice relevant skills

• Realistic schedule

• Key elements

• Sensitivity to target population

• Trained staff

• Variety of teaching methods

• Information personalized

• Essential HIV messages repeated

• Administrative support

• Sufficient resources

• Program sustainability

• Decision markers are flexible

• Broader context relevant to target population

• Intervention meets priorities and needs defined by community

• Audience included in ongoing tailoring

• Intervention as implemented is:

• Culturally competent

• Developmentally appropriate

• Gender specific

• Intervention as implemented is acceptable to participants

CDC, Compendium of HIV Prevention Interventions with Evidence of Effectiveness “Intervention Checklist: Elements of Successful Programs.  A Tool for Assessment of Local HIV/AIDS Intervention”   March 1999  

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